[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 125 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1777]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF PAULA EDWARDS, NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBER OF THE 
             NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS

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                       HON. STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2003

  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Paula 
Edwards, a fellow resident of Ohio on her recent election to the Board 
of Directors of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions 
(NAFCU). Ms. Edwards, the President and CEO of Nationwide Federal 
Credit Union located in Columbus, Ohio, was elected as a regional 
director, representing the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 
Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
  Ms. Edwards has been associated with Nationwide FCU for more than 25 
years. Ms. Edwards joined Nationwide FCU as the Operations Manager in 
1975. Since that time, Ms. Edwards has served as the Services Manager 
for Nationwide's mutual fund operation, Nationwide Investing 
Foundation, she has served on the Nationwide FCU board of directors, 
including a three-year stint as chairwoman, and in 1989 she took over 
her current position as President and CEO of Nationwide FCU.
  In addition, Ms. Edwards is active in a number of other activities 
including holding positions on the Corporate One FCU Board and 
Executive Committee. She is the Chair of Consumer Credit Counseling for 
the Midwest and she also serves on the Public Service Credit Union 
Strategic Advisory Group.
  During her 25 years of service in the credit union community Ms. 
Edwards has made the financial literacy of her members a priority. In 
addition, Ms. Edwards has worked hard to build the credit union 
movement into what it is today; a healthy, competitive alternative to 
other financial institutions.
  As a board member of NAFCU, she has distinguished herself as a leader 
in the only national trade association that exclusively represents the 
interests of America's federal credit unions, and I have no doubt that 
Ms. Edwards will serve NAFCU members as well as she has served her own 
credit union members. Again, I would like to congratulate Ms. Edwards 
on her new position and wish her the best of luck in this new role.

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